Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act 2005

No. 97, 2005

An Act to amend the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 and to make changes relating to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, and for related purposes

[Assented to 6 July 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act 2005.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	6 July 2005
2. Schedule 1	The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	3 August 2005
3. Schedule 2	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	6 July 2005

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Ozone and synthetic greenhouse gas amendments

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

1 Subsection 13(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) A person must not manufacture an HCFC or methyl bromide unless the person holds a controlled substances licence that allows the person to do so.

(1AA) A person must not import or export an HCFC (other than a recycled or used HCFC) or methyl bromide (other than recycled or used methyl bromide) unless the person holds a controlled substances licence that allows the person to do so.

(1AB) A person must not import or export a recycled or used HCFC or recycled or used methyl bromide unless the person holds a used substances licence that allows the person to do so.

2 After subsection 46(1B)

Insert:

(1BA) A person who manufactures an SGG in a quarter commencing more than 3 months after the commencement of this subsection must, within 15 days after the end of the quarter, give the Minister a report in accordance with the regulations.

3 Subsection 46(2AA)

After “(1B)”, insert “, (1BA)”.

Schedule 2—Sydney Harbour Federation Trust amendments

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001

1 Schedule 1 (table item 1)

Omit “Lot 1 in Deposited Plan 233157”, substitute “Lot 19 in Deposited Plan 233157; Lot 1 in Deposited Plan 831153; Lot 106 in Deposited Plan 1079507”.

2 Schedule 2 (table item 1)

After “Lots”, insert “1,”.

3 Schedule 2 (table item 1)

Omit “, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19”, substitute “and 18”.

4 Schedule 2 (table item 1)

Omit “Lot 1 in Deposited Plan 831153”, substitute “Lots 104 and 105 in Deposited Plan 1079507”.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Senate on 16 March 2005

House of Representatives on 22 June 2005]

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